It's too bad the CARS program didn't allow the option for lower income folks
with really bad clunkers (and who can't afford a used or new car even with the
deal) to do an even trade for one of the better program vehicles before it was
destroyed. I know CARS feels good to the folks who got to participate (many of
whom I know didn't need the HUGE subsidy and were planning to buy a car anyhow)
and it plays well in the press, but I see it as a grossly inefficient and
largely ineffective program. It ultimately padded dealer margins more than
anything. I would have liked to see something like payroll incentives for
companies that rehired people they had laid off, though my judgment on that may
be blurred since I joined the ranks of the recently unemployed in July.
"Hoping to find my next tech-product exec position before I have to sell my
Tiger",
Stephen Waybright
--- On Sat, 9/5/09, mike schreiner <mikeflbmer@yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: mike schreiner <mikeflbmer@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Tigers] clunker program
> To: Tigers@autox.team.net
> Date: Saturday, September 5, 2009, 9:03 AM
> Yes, I saw the same here at our local
> u-Pull-it...Total waste of good cars and our Tax
> Dollars....Further proof that Liberalism is a mental
> disorder!
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